Parallel tunneling with virtual private network servers

Abstract

A method including establishing parallel VPN connections including a first respective VPN connection with a first VPN server and a second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server; verifying connectivity of the first respective VPN connection with the first VPN server and of the second respective VPN connection with the second VPN server; determining that the first respective VPN connection is terminated; transmitting an initiation request to a third VPN server to establish a third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server; and establishing the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server such that the parallel VPN connections include the second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server and the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A user device, comprising:
 a memory; and 
 a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor being configured to:
 establish, at substantially the same time, parallel virtual private network (VPN) connections including a first respective VPN connection with a first VPN server and a second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server; 
 verify, after establishing the parallel VPN connections, connectivity of the first respective VPN connection with the first VPN server and of the second respective VPN connection with the second VPN server; 
 determine, based at least in part on verifying the connectivity, that the first respective VPN connection is terminated; 
 transmit, based at least in part on determining that the first respective VPN connection is terminated, an initiation request to a third VPN server to establish a third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server; and 
 establish, based at least in part on transmitting the initiation request, the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server such that the parallel VPN connections include the second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server and the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the memory and the processor are configured to transmit, at substantially the same time, a first query ping to the first VPN server via the first respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the first VPN server, and a second query ping to the second VPN server via the second respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the second VPN server. 
     
     
       3. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the memory and the processor are configured to verify the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       4. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the memory and the processor are configured to verify the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a location of the user device. 
     
     
       5. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the memory and the processor are configured to verify the connectivity periodically, a periodicity associated with verifying the connectivity being based at least in part on a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       6. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to determine that the first respective VPN connection is terminated, the memory and the processor are configured to determine that the user device failed to receive a response ping in response to a query ping transmitted by the user device to the first VPN server. 
     
     
       7. The user device of  claim 1 , wherein, to establish the first and second respective VPN connections, the memory and the processor are configured to transmit, at substantially the same time, a first initiation request to the first VPN server and a second initiation request to the second VPN server. 
     
     
       8. A method, comprising:
 establishing, by a user device at substantially the same time, parallel virtual private network (VPN) connections including a first respective VPN connection with a first VPN server and a second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server; 
 verifying, by the user device after establishing the parallel VPN connections, connectivity of the first respective VPN connection with the first VPN server and of the second respective VPN connection with the second VPN server; 
 determining, by the user device based at least in part on verifying the connectivity, that the first respective VPN connection is terminated; 
 transmitting, by the user device based at least in part on determining that the first respective VPN connection is terminated, an initiation request to a third VPN server to establish a third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server; and 
 establishing, by the user device based at least in part on transmitting the initiation request, the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server such that the parallel VPN connections include the second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server and the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein verifying the connectivity includes the user device transmitting, at substantially the same time, a first query ping to the first VPN server via the first respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the first VPN server, and a second query ping to the second VPN server via the second respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the second VPN server. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , wherein verifying the connectivity includes the user device verifying the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8 , wherein verifying the connectivity includes the user device verifying the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a location of the user device. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 8 , wherein verifying the connectivity includes the user device verifying the connectivity periodically, a periodicity associated with verifying the connectivity being based at least in part on a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8 , wherein determining that the first respective VPN connection is terminated includes the user device determining that the user device failed to receive a response ping in response to a query ping transmitted by the user device to the first VPN server. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 8 , wherein establishing the first and second respective VPN connections includes the user device transmitting, at substantially the same time, a first initiation request to the first VPN server and a second initiation request to the second VPN server. 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with a user device, configure the processor to:
 establish, at substantially the same time, parallel virtual private network (VPN) connections including a first respective VPN connection with a first VPN server and a second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server; 
 verify, after establishing the parallel VPN connections, connectivity of the first respective VPN connection with the first VPN server and of the second respective VPN connection with the second VPN server; 
 determine, based at least in part on verifying the connectivity, that the first respective VPN connection is terminated; 
 transmit, based at least in part on determining that the first respective VPN connection is terminated, an initiation request to a third VPN server to establish a third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server; and 
 establish, based at least in part on transmitting the initiation request, the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server such that the parallel VPN connections include the second respective VPN connection with a second VPN server and the third respective VPN connection with the third VPN server. 
 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the processor is configured to transmit, at substantially the same time, a first query ping to the first VPN server via the first respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the first VPN server, and a second query ping to the second VPN server via the second respective VPN connection to determine connectivity with the second VPN server. 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the processor is configured to verify the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the processor is configured to verify the connectivity based at least in part on determining a change in a location of the user device. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to verify the connectivity, the processor is configured to verify the connectivity periodically, a periodicity associated with verifying the connectivity being based at least in part on a technology utilized by the user device to access the Internet. 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to determine that the first respective VPN connection is terminated, the processor is configured to determine that the user device failed to receive a response ping in response to a query ping transmitted by the user device to the first VPN server.